---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring the state board of education to report the unfunded financial impact to school districts for rules adopted by the board which exceed state or federal minimum standards."
description: "requiring the state board of education to report the unfunded financial impact to school districts for rules adopted by the board which exceed state or federal minimum standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 718"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 718 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rick M Ladd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9417d223-40ed-4a29-a6b5-8ad057e69430"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0653&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025"
source_hash: "8d33a529ad8fd9dffe4110dc8175e4e2c7a92bfc10cdda6f54372a9b3da68941"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 718 (2025) — requiring the state board of education to report the unfunded financial impact to school districts for rules adopted by the board which exceed state or federal minimum standards.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2025-2080s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2025&id=2025-2080s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **211–163** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rick M Ladd — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-22** Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 24 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Public Hearing: 02/07/2025 11:30 am LOB 205-207
- **2025-02-12** Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
- **2025-02-25** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/18/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2025-03-20** Ought to Pass: MA RC 211-163 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 33 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-03-24** Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 04/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:10 am; SC 17
- **2025-04-09** Hearing: 04/17/2025, Room 103, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 17
- **2025-05-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1880s, 05/15/2025, Vote 4-2; SC 21 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-15** Committee Amendment # 2025-1880s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
- **2025-05-15** Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2025 SJ 13
- **2025-05-15** Sen. Innis Floor Amendment # 2025-2080s; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
- **2025-05-28** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1880s, 06/05/2025, Vote 4-2; SC 24 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-05** Sen. Innis Floor Amendment # 2025-2080s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
- **2025-06-05** Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-1880s and #2025-2080s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-06** Chair Ruled Sections of Amendment # 2025-2080s Non-Germane, 06/05/2025; SJ 15
- **2025-06-06** Without Objection, Rule 3-17 is Suspended to Allow Non-Germane Amendment # 2025-2080s; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
- **2025-06-10** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1880s and 2025-2080s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168
- **2025-06-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Ladd, Spilsbury, Erf, D. McGuire 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168
- **2025-06-12** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/12/2025 02:00 pm LOB 205-207
- **2025-06-11** Sen. Murphy Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
- **2025-06-11** President Appoints: Senators Ward, Sullivan, Altschiller; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
- **2025-06-12** Conferee Change; Senator Innis Replaces Senator Altschiller; SJ 17
- **2025-06-18** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2741c; 06/26/2025
- **2025-06-26** Conference Committee Report 2025-2741c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 49
- **2025-06-26** Conference Committee Report # 2025-2741c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
- **2025-07-08** Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
- **2025-07-08** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
- **2025-07-08** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2025-07-22** Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 208; eff. 07/15/2025 HJ 18 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9417d223-40ed-4a29-a6b5-8ad057e69430`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).